Intercity110
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What is the oldest livery still in revenue service? I would like to know ones for 4 categories: locos, electric and diesel multiple units and coaches and wagons. I have a guees at EWS being the oldest overall.
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Oldest livery still in service?
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Definitely not. There are Class 92s running with their original paint.
SouthEastern-465
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Connex livery on the Class 376s could be a contender...
Class15
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There are still 92s in EWS “beasties” grey livery.
Sun Chariot
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Western 52
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Any 08s still in BR blue? I think there may be one at Canton.
Iskra
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There's an Intercity BG/GUV at Longsight.
Also an original Anglia livery 47, unless it's had some attention recenly near Worksop:
Also an original Anglia livery 47, unless it's had some attention recenly near Worksop:
Sun Chariot
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Blimey, I thought banger blue Gronks would be around forever!
Am I right in thinking Freightliner green first appeared on a 57 around the same time?
fgwrich
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And a GBRf one too (92044). In fact, I think the GBRf one is more original having retained its name and gained a small GBRf logo on the cab side.
trainmania100
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Civil engineers Dutch livery dates back to the '90s and can now be seen on 73119 
Let's not forget green and white 69005.
Let's not forget green and white 69005.
Sun Chariot
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Do you mean "as painted", or "retro paint job"? I presume the former
Exactly -Civil engineers Dutch livery dates back to the '90s and can now be seen on 73119
Let's not forget green and white 69005.
69s are in BR monastral blue / in large logo /in RTC / in Brunswick green.
313201 in passenger blue/grey (admittedly withdrawn at the start of May).
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Yeah, you’re right. It lost it’s depot markings and tunnel rings recently though.
Isnt 20007 in BR Green ?
90001/2 have never been out of service, so technically is continuous…
WCRC livery has been around since 1998… the mk1’s arguably back to the 1950’s have been in continous use, as have the Mk1 pullmans dating back to the days of SLOA.
VSOE livery on Belmond has been around a bit too without changes.
Royal Train probably holds a few records too.
90001/2 have never been out of service, so technically is continuous…
WCRC livery has been around since 1998… the mk1’s arguably back to the 1950’s have been in continous use, as have the Mk1 pullmans dating back to the days of SLOA.
VSOE livery on Belmond has been around a bit too without changes.
Royal Train probably holds a few records too.
Iskra
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It’s not the same WCRC livery as the original one though.
Western 52
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I think its 08499. Still blue when I last passed there, although no doubt a fairly recent repaint.
bramling
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For electric, has to now be London Underground, which dates from around 1990 and is essentially unaltered since then, and have been running over the DC lines ever since.
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I believe 08485 at Carnforth is still in original BR blue, looking rather faded these days
61653 HTAFC
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Network Rail as an organisation is younger than the EWS livery.
Sun Chariot
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Yes, the original six 57/0 locos hark back to mid 1998, so - as you rightly say - Freigliner green-yellow dates to mid 1998
Intercity110
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I mean as painted, otherwise the answer would be BR green on one of the 69s.
Sun Chariot
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Thanks- I thought you meant that
From the above comments, it seems the 08's are in the lead for oldest loco livery and VSOE Pullmans for oldest carriage livery (albeit a lighter shade of brown than in steam days).Do the London Underground / Glasgow Subway / Hythe Pier Electric Tramway "fit" your criteria? Or did you mean national rail?
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It is now undergoing an overhaul at the ELR, but until then D9502 was still carrying the paint it was delivered in back in 1964.
Class15
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If we don’t count shunters the 92s in Grey (044 in particular) would be the winner I think.Thanks- I thought you meant that
Do the London Underground / Glasgow Subway / Hythe Pier Electric Tramway "fit" your criteria? Or did you mean national rail?
Intercity110
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I meant national rail.
norbitonflyer
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Is there a kettle certified for the main line that has been in BR livery continuously since before 1968? One of the rebuilt Bulleid Pacifics or a BR standard perhaps.
Sun Chariot
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I think the OP's "in revenue service' means in normal service, not in charter use. That would also mean VSOE carriage livery gets excluded
If charters count, it's a mainline certified loco in a Big Four livery - I believe GWR green is on one current example. If no Big Four examples at the moment, it'll be 1i948 livery like B1 "Mayflower".
British Railways brunswick came into use 1951-ish.
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